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Program
Last updated: Dec. 15, 2005
| Sunday, February 26, 2006 | |
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| 7 - 10 p.m. | Registration and reception The Fairmont Winnipeg Hotel-Wellington Ballroom |
| Monday, February 27, 2006 | |
| 7 - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast - Wellington Ballroom |
| 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. | Investing for the FUND of it Michael Jansen Vice President, Commodities National Australia Bank Limited New York, New York |
| 8:45 - 9 a.m. | Welcome/Opening remarks Ken Ritter Chair, Board of Directors The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) Kindersley, Saskatchewan |
| 9 - 10:45 a.m. | Panel: Checking Out The Competition |
Moderator: W. Hartley Furtan Daniel Miró Sergey Feofilov Ron Storey |
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| 10:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Health break |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Wheat outlook for 2006 David Boyes Market Analyst CWB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 12:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Luncheon with guest speaker |
| Food Trends "Eating Patterns in America" Harry Balzer Vice President The NPD Group Chicago, Illinois |
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| 2:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Oilseeds outlook for 2006 Greg Kostal Kostal Ag Consulting Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | Pulse and special crops outlook for 2006 Peter Wilson J.K. International Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 3:45 - 4:15 p.m. | Health break |
| 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. | CWB barley outlook for 2006 Neil Townsend Market Analyst CWB Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 4:45 - 5:15 p.m. | Fertilizer outlook Jeff Holzman Business Research Analyst Agrium Inc. Calgary, Alberta |
| 5:15 - 6 p.m. | Outlooks roundtable |
| Moderator: Bill Lapp Advanced Economic Solutions Omaha, Nebraska |
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| 6:00 - 7 p.m. | Reception - Mezzanine foyer |
| 7 - 9:30 p.m. | Banquet with entertainment |
| Comedian – Derek Edwards Toronto, Ontario |
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2006 | |
| 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast - Wellington Ballroom |
| 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. | Weather in 2006 Jon Davis Chesapeake Energy Corp. Chicago, Illinois |
| 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. | Beef outlook for 2006 Anne Dunford Analyst CanFax Calgary, Alberta |
| 9:15 - 10 a.m. | Pork outlook for 2006 |
| Ronald L. Plain Professor of Agricultural Economics, Extension Economist, and Social Sciences Unit Extension Program Leader College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Columbia, Missouri |
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| 10 - 10:30 a.m. | Health break |
| 10:30 - 12:15 p.m. | Panel: Energy - Past, Present, and Future (Ethanol) |
| Moderator: John Morriss Publisher/Editor Farmers' Independent Weekly Winnipeg, Manitoba Bart Melek Vince Chin Ross Korves |
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| 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. | Luncheon with guest speaker |
| Economic outlook for 2006 Warren Jestin Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist Scotiabank Toronto, Ontario |
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